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TNT Guide

TNT is a courier and logistics company that offers domestic and international shipping solutions for shipments originating in the UK. TNT provides express delivery services for businesses and individuals across the United Kingdom and internationally. Their services include same-day delivery, next-day delivery, and international delivery options, as well as tracking and insurance for packages.

This guide provides developers an overview of shipping services that TNT offers and the service codes that you will use to create TNT shipments.

Connect Your Account

ShipEngine API allows you to connect your TNT accounts programmatically without logging in to the ShipEngine API dashboard. This is useful if you have wrapped a custom UI around the ShipEngine API toolset and want to add or disconnect existing carrier accounts without exposing your end users to the API dashboard.

These APIs can be used in parallel with the ShipEngine Partner APIs to programmatically create new ShipEngine users, and then connect existing TNT accounts all via the API without logging into a dashboard. Together these APIs empower you to completely white-label the ShipEngine experience for your end users.

Continue below for instructions on how to programatically connect TNT using the ShipEngine API.

For instructions on connecting TNT via the ShipEngine dashboard, go to our TNT help article.

PropertyDescriptionType
usernameUsernamestring, required
passwordPasswordstring, required
countryAccount Countrystring, required
domestic_accountDomestic Account Numberstring
international_accountInternational Account Numberstring

Example POST Call

POST /v1/connections/carriers/TNT 

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POST /v1/connections/carriers/TNT  HTTP/1.1
Host: api.shipengine.com
API-Key: __YOUR_API_KEY_HERE__
Content-Type: application/json
{
  "username": "TNT_username"
  "password": "pa55word",
  "country": "United Kingdom",
  "domestic_account": "12345",
  "international_account": "6789",
}

Example POST Response

Your account will now appear in your carriers list with an assigned carrier_id that you will specify when creating TNT shipments.

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{
  "carrier-id": "se-1234567"
}

TNT Service Details

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ServiceTransit TimeMax DimensionsMax WeightService API Codes
EXPRESS Next Day DeliveryNext Day3.6 x 1.8 x 2.12000kgstnt_uk_express
12:00 EXPRESSNext Day2.4 x 1.2 x 1.52000 kgstnt_uk_12_express
10:00 EXPRESSNext Day3.6 x 1.8 x 2.12000 kgstnt_uk_10_express
09:00 EXPRESSNext Day3.6 x 1.8 x 2.12000 kgstnt_uk_9_express
SATURDAYtnt_uk_saturday
12:00 SATURDAYtnt_uk_12_saturday
10:00 SATURDAYtnt_uk_10_saturday
09:00 SATURDAYtnt_uk_9_saturday
SATURDAY COLLECT MONDAY DELIVERtnt_uk_saturday_collect
12:00 SATURDAY COLLECT MONDAY DELIVERtnt_uk_12_saturday_collect
10:00 SATURDAY COLLECT MONDAY DELIVERtnt_uk_10_saturday_collect
09:00 SATURDAY COLLECT MONDAY DELIVERtnt_uk_9_saturday_collect
ECO EXPRESS2.4 x 1.2 x 1.870kgtnt_uk_economy_express
12:00 ECO EXPRESS2.4 x 1.2 x 1.570kgtnt_uk_12_economy_express
EXPRESS2.4 x 1.2 x 1.5500kgtnt_uk_international_express
12:00 EXPRESS2.4 x 1.2 x 1.5500kgtnt_uk_international_12_express
10:00 EXPRESS2.4 x 1.2 x 1.5210kgtnt_uk_international_10_express
09:00 EXPRESS2.4 x 1.2 x 1.5210kgtnt_uk_international_9_express

Packages

NameAPI CodePackage Attributes
Defaulttnt_uk_defaultInternational, Domestic

Return Services

Review the Return Shipping Labels page for details on creating return labels with ShipEngine.

Adding Shipment Insurance

TNT supports adding insurance to your shipments. Review the Parcel Insurance page for details on adding shipment insurance with ShipEngine.

Additional Information

  • TNT UK does not have a void function. Labels that are created but never shipped expire after one week of inactivity.
  • Prior to using TNT services, users must complete the ExpressConnect & ExpressLabel Registration form. They can submit the completed form to [email protected] and we will submit the form to TNT on their behalf.

You are now ready to create shipments using TNT via ShipEngine!